Talc Powder

Johnson & Johnson Denied Request to Transfer Talc Lawsuits to Federal Court

Over the past few years, Johnson & Johnson has been named in more than 14,000 different talc powder injury lawsuits. In spring, the company requested that 2,400 of these cases be moved from state court to federal court. In July, Judge Maryellen Noreika denied the request. She ruled that the cases must remain in state… read more

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Juries Split on Talc Lawsuits, Evidence of Asbestos Contamination May Be Critical

Johnson & Johnson is named in thousands of talc powder injury lawsuits. More than a dozen of these cases have gone to trial and been resolved. Eleven juries have sided with plaintiffs, seven have found in favor of Johnson & Johnson, and four have been deadlocked. Most recently, a South Carolina jury determined that Johnson… read more

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